PSA002

PROBLEM SOLVING 002

Addition (PSA002)

[one] Sam collected stamps. He received 29 stamps from his uncle, and 33 from his grandmother. He also managed to buy 32 valuable stamps with his pocket-money. If he started with 126 stamps, how much did Sam now have?

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[two] Harriet had a job for which she worked different hours every week. During the month of May she earned $10.00 for the first week, $15.00 for the second, $25.00 for the third week and $9.00 for the last week of May. How much had Harriet earned during May?

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[three] Three runners were to run a relay race. The first person had to run 10km, the second runner 17km, and the last runner 13km. How long was this race?

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[four] Two pairs of children wanted to see which pair was the heaviest in total. Jane weighed 45kg and her partner, John, weighed 44kg. Kylie weighed 38kg and her partner, Jimbo, weighed 50kg. Which pair was the heaviest?

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[five] Tina was playing the 5th hole on the Tamaki Golf Course. Her first hit went 110m. Her next shot went 95m. Her next shot, a chip shot, only went 28m. Her putt shot travelled 6m before dropping into the hole. How far had the ball travelled?

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